RESUMEN
Celiac disease (CD) is a complex autoimmune disorder caused by ingestion of gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Different genetic risk factors have been identified, but virtually all patients are human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQ2 and/or HLA-DQ8 positive. We describe a new, fast, accurate and simple real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay for the genotyping and homozygosity analysis of the CD-related HLA alleles. The assay overcomes the major limitations of protocols currently in use, allowing HLA-DQ2/DQ8 genotyping by using only three real-time PCR reactions. For the appraisal of DQ2 homozygosity, only one more reaction is needed. These reactions are easily automated and suitable for large screening studies in diagnostic procedures, as it is demonstrated by their successful application in our HLA diagnostic laboratory. Finally, we assessed the clinical relevance of this real-time PCR-based assay by studying a cohort of fully characterized patients. As expected, all CD patients had at least one of the CD-associated alleles, and the highest CD risk was indicated by the presence of the HLA-DQ2.5 heterodimer (HLA-DQA1*05-DQB1*02) with HLA-DQB1*02 in homozygosity.
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Alelos , Enfermedad Celíaca/genética , Antígenos HLA-DQ/genética , Cadenas beta de HLA-DQ/genética , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Enfermedad Celíaca/epidemiología , Femenino , Homocigoto , Humanos , Masculino , Factores de Riesgo , España/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
HLA-B*57:91 differs from HLA-B*57:01:01 by a single nucleotide substitution resulting in an amino acid change.
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Alelos , Antígenos HLA-B/genética , Secuenciación de Nucleótidos de Alto Rendimiento , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , EspañaRESUMEN
HLA-DQB1*02:102 differs from DQB1*02:01:01 by a single-nucleotide substitution resulting in an amino acid change.